Ronaldo, Modric & Salah shortlisted for UEFA player of the year award
UEFA have officially announced the three final players in the shortlist for the 2017-18 UEFA Player Of The Year Award.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to Juventus after winning the Champions League with the Spanish side, are the other players on the three-man shortlist.
Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah was also shortlisted after helping his team reach the Champions League final last season.
The winner will be named – along with the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and UEFA Champions League positional award winners – during the group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 30th August.
According to UEFA,
1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/ Juventus & Portugal)
3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
4 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético & France)
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
6 Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France)
7 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
8 Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid & France)
9 Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
10 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid & Spain)
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to Juventus after winning the Champions League with the Spanish side, are the other players on the three-man shortlist.
Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah was also shortlisted after helping his team reach the Champions League final last season.
The winner will be named – along with the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and UEFA Champions League positional award winners – during the group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 30th August.
According to UEFA,
The shortlist of three players was selected by a jury comprising the 80 coaches of the clubs that participated in the group stages of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League (32) and UEFA Europa League (48), along with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA’s member associations.”The Top 10 ShortList:
1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/ Juventus & Portugal)
3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
4 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético & France)
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
6 Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France)
7 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
8 Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid & France)
9 Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
10 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid & Spain)